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Bryndís Baldvinsdóttir1, Thornorsteinn Gíslason, Eiríkur Jónsson
1Department of Urology, Landspítali University Hospital , Reykjavík , Iceland.
Abstract:
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Complications during the procedure are rare. An extremely rare complication is a rupture of the urinary bladder. This article reports a case where an explosion occurred during TURP, resulting in a large intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy to repair the bladder.
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